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The Ecofeminist Institute offers research, training, education, and consultancy services.

28/07/2026

To those who have been experiencing climate grief while publishing one paper after another on climate disasters, to those who have been (re)naturalising their q***rness, to those who wish their research could do more than collect dust in digital libraries, to those whose lived experience taught them resilience, to the witches who have been honouring ancient practices and believe recovery is possible, to the scientists who want community beyond conferences and performativity, to the activists on the frontlines, to the migrants navigating systems designed to crush their dreams:

This is your invocation.

We have spent years analyzing the systems that extract from our bodies, other species, our communities, and the Earth.

Ecofeminism gave us the critical framework to understand how these crises are connected, but theory alone cannot heal a weary heart or restore what has been broken.

When carried in solitude, academic analysis and systemic grief rot into doomism and helplessness.

This is why we have been building The Ecofeminist Society: for you to step into a collective utopian vision, where a better future awaits all of us: Humans, other-than-humans, our soil, air, and waters, and our Earth as a living ecosystem.

Join the waitlist now: https://forms.gle/PqnX4rCW1L82FnYA9

30/06/2026

How do we talk about the climate polycrisis without sending people straight into an existential spiral of apathy? 🌀👇

Let’s be honest: public climate fatigue and institutional paralysis are at an all-time high. Traditional doom-and-gloom messaging isn’t working anymore, as it paralyzes the exact people we need to mobilize.

If you are a community leader, climate researcher, organizer, or communicator trying to navigate the tangled web of ecological, social, and economic collapses, this is for you.

We are hosting an intensive, interactive virtual masterclass:
👉 Leadership Lab: Climate Communication & The Polycrisis in an Age of Global Instability
📅 Saturday, August 29, 2026
🕑 14:00 - 17:00 CET
🎙️ Facilitated by Dr. Asmae Ourkiya

What we are breaking down in this 3-hour lab:

- Bypassing public despair: Understand the psychological drivers behind climate fatigue and learn how to structure narratives that break through the noise.

- Apathy to action: Master advanced communication strategies that shift audiences from passive concern to tangible, community-led movement.

- Anti-doomerist visions: Learn to synthesize complex science, economics, and social justice data into compelling, clear futures.

- Leader resilience: Build personal frameworks to stay emotionally grounded and ethically aligned while holding space for climate grief.

Want to join us? Drop a "LAB" in the comments below, and we will DM you the registration form directly!

24/06/2026

𝐑𝐞𝐬𝐞𝐚𝐫𝐜𝐡 𝐥𝐚𝐛 𝐨𝐩𝐩𝐨𝐫𝐭𝐮𝐧𝐢𝐭𝐲: 𝐎𝐧 𝐞𝐜𝐨𝐟𝐞𝐦𝐢𝐧𝐢𝐬𝐦 𝐚𝐧𝐝 𝐭𝐫𝐚𝐧𝐬*𝐞𝐜𝐨𝐥𝐨𝐠𝐲

We are excited to announce that the applications are now open for our new 3-part intensive Sunday course and collaborative research lab: 𝐓𝐫𝐚𝐧𝐬*𝐞𝐜𝐨𝐥𝐨𝐠𝐲 𝐚𝐧𝐝 𝐭𝐡𝐞 (𝐑𝐞)𝐧𝐚𝐭𝐮𝐫𝐚𝐥𝐢𝐬𝐚𝐭𝐢𝐨𝐧 𝐨𝐟 𝐓𝐫𝐚𝐧𝐬𝐧𝐞𝐬𝐬: 𝐐𝐮𝐞𝐞𝐫, 𝐃𝐞𝐜𝐨𝐥𝐨𝐧𝐢𝐚𝐥, 𝐚𝐧𝐝 𝐃𝐞-𝐞𝐬𝐬𝐞𝐧𝐭𝐢𝐚𝐥𝐢𝐳𝐞𝐝 𝐄𝐜𝐨𝐟𝐞𝐦𝐢𝐧𝐢𝐬𝐭 𝐑𝐞𝐟𝐥𝐞𝐜𝐭𝐢𝐨𝐧𝐬 𝐨𝐧 𝐆𝐞𝐧𝐝𝐞𝐫, 𝐍𝐚𝐭𝐮𝐫𝐞, 𝐚𝐧𝐝 𝐒𝐜𝐢𝐞𝐧𝐭𝐢𝐟𝐢𝐜 𝐀𝐮𝐭𝐡𝐨𝐫𝐢𝐭𝐲

Led by Dr. Asmae Ourkiya, this advanced cohort introduces theoretical immersion with hands-on, peer-led working group exercises designed to stress-test the science-cultural infrastructures of dimorphic s*x classification.

📅 Course overview:

Designed for: Faculty, Postdoctoral Fellows, and Advanced Researchers looking to actively integrate trans*ecological frameworks into their current scholarship.
Timeline: November 8, 15, and 22, 2026 | 14:00 to 17:00 CET
Format: Active, collaborative online research lab & working groups.
Fee: 350 EUR
Application deadline: October 15, 2026

🧠 Advanced methodological outcomes:

Participants will depart this collaborative research working group with:
1) Actionable analytical tools: Master strategies to apply "trans-ing" as an active analytical method to your current research data, archives, and qualitative texts.
2) Peer-review & synergy: Benefit from structured, intensive feedback on your active projects from an international cohort of scholars bridging the analytical gaps between environmental humanities, q***r theory, decolonial studies, and feminist science studies.

🛑 Secure your cohort placement:

Spaces are strictly limited to maintain the collaborative, peer-led integrity of the research lab.
🔗 https://forms.gle/4GBfwTg9TZryswPV6

14/04/2026

𝐂𝐚𝐥𝐥𝐢𝐧𝐠 𝐏𝐡.𝐃.𝐬 𝐚𝐧𝐝 𝐩𝐨𝐬𝐭𝐝𝐨𝐜𝐬 𝐢𝐧 𝐭𝐡𝐞 𝐡𝐮𝐦𝐚𝐧𝐢𝐭𝐢𝐞𝐬: 𝐓𝐡𝐞 𝐀𝐜𝐚𝐝𝐞𝐦𝐢𝐚 𝐄𝐱𝐨𝐝𝐮𝐬 𝐬𝐭𝐫𝐚𝐭𝐞𝐠𝐲 𝐰𝐨𝐫𝐤𝐬𝐡𝐨𝐩 𝐢𝐬 𝐟𝐢𝐧𝐚𝐥𝐥𝐲 𝐡𝐞𝐫𝐞! (𝐚𝐧𝐝 𝐨𝐧𝐥𝐲 𝟏𝟓 𝐬𝐞𝐚𝐭𝐬 𝐚𝐯𝐚𝐢𝐥𝐚𝐛𝐥𝐞!)⁣

The most dangerous thing academia teaches you is that your value is tied to a university that was never designed to sustain you.

It’s a mirage of tenure-track ladders and citation counts that keep you playing by medieval rules.

While STEM scholars are taught to build empires, the Humanities are information-gated. We are told a Postdoc fellowship is the ultimate win.

It’s a trap.

If you’re smart enough to survive a Ph.D., you’re smart enough to lead an NGO, to start your own business, or to use the skills you earned during your Ph.D. where they're 10x more valued (and compensated) than what the average university offers.

3 hours of your time, and this summer could be the beginning of a new chapter in your life!

📅 WHEN: June 6, 2026

🕑 TIME: 14:00 – 17:00 CET

📍 WHERE: Online (Exclusive link provided after registration)

Once the workshop is over, you will walk away with:

✅ The Academia Exodus Toolkit
✅ A lifetime access to the workshop's recording
✅ Direct Q&A with the workshop leaders.
✅ Early Bird Pricing available now, so grab your spot before it's gone! https://forms.gle/KbaGQkWT1XyS6DcE7

28/03/2026

𝐒𝐜𝐢𝐞𝐧𝐜𝐞 𝐜𝐨𝐦𝐦𝐮𝐧𝐢𝐜𝐚𝐭𝐨𝐫𝐬 𝐚𝐧𝐝 𝐜𝐥𝐢𝐦𝐚𝐭𝐞 𝐫𝐞𝐩𝐨𝐫𝐭𝐞𝐫𝐬: 𝐓𝐡𝐢𝐬 𝐨𝐩𝐩𝐨𝐫𝐭𝐮𝐧𝐢𝐭𝐲 𝐢𝐬 𝐟𝐨𝐫 𝐲𝐨𝐮!

There are three days left to register for the upcoming Ecofeminist Journalism Writing Lab: https://forms.gle/N4SfH8v1zhXc1qYk9

Meet like-minded climate justice practitioners, and spend 3 hours working in pairs and group settings to upskill and develop expert knowledge in intersectional climate writing.

This is a 10-person max, high-touch space designed equip you with intersectional skills to elevate your climate and environmental writing and its impact.

When our research and reporting ignore gender, racialisation, disability, and power, we reproduce the same colonial and patriarchal logic (even unintentionally) that created the crisis in the first place.

This is why I am running this workshop only once this year, and I want you to be part of it if my mission resonates with you.

Only a few spots left and the maximum number of participants in this class is 10 to ensure editorial quality throughout the lab.

Partial scholarships are still available on a first-come, first-served basis.

https://forms.gle/BGftXUsjJRE2LgB1A

10/03/2026

Now that the millions of roses gifted to women yesterday are starting to wither, perhaps it's time to discuss how we, as writers and journalists, can better advance gender equality in climate writing?

Dear colleague,

It's time to shift how we write about climate change, and I want YOU on board!

Have you considered that writing about women and gender-diverse people within the climate justice framework solely as victims and unequal bearers of climate change impacts does more harm than good?

I'm hosting an intimate online writing lab on April 18th at The Ecofeminist Institute, rooted in q***r, intersectional, decolonial ecofeminism. Limited to 10 participants, it's ≥85% guided practice, not a webinar. Register now.

If you have any questions, reply to this and I'll be happy to chat with you!

03/01/2026

I am building The Ecofeminist Society from scratch. Do you want in early?

The founders' membership is now open for a few more weeks, and then, never again.

As a founding member, you will secure a lifetime price lock of the membership rate + priority access to becoming a paid facilitator for The Ecofeminist Society.

You will also shape the direction of the society, its annual goals, its resources, and design our first assembly, a bi-annual tradition we'll co-create together.

The Ecofeminist Society by The Ecofeminist Institute, will serve as a sanctuary where the traditional isolation of the "expert" dissolves into a culture of collective (un)learning and kinship.

We recognize that many researchers and activists are seeking an Academia Exodus, a way to reclaim their intellectual sovereignty from rigid, gatekept institutions.

Our society provides the tools to make this possible through three integrated pillars:

- The Academy, where we engage in peer-led workshops that honor indigenous and alternative wisdom.

- The Repository, a digital commons of workbooks and toolkits designed to sustain your research and career.

- The Hub, a horizontal space for non-hierarchical collaboration.

Will you embark on this journey with me?

Fill out this form and I will be in touch soon!: https://forms.gle/ufMWjfSW89HCwa4U9

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